>> reporter: rachel picked up work here and there. once she said as a princess at disneyland. >> they seemed to struggle financially a lot. you know, if anything, you felt sorry for them, because they seemed like they were so excited to get married and start their life together. >> reporter: and at the apartments they settled right in. >> everybody was hanging out with each other every night. >> reporter: part of that circle was 26-year-old sam herr, an army veteran who had fought in afghanistan and made it home to california. >> there was a couple of things that set sam apart from the other guys there. he seemed more responsible. >> reporter: sam was intent on earning his college degree, and that's how he met julie kibuishi. julie helped sam with his school work. >> she got after him if he